National Coffee Service & Vending appoints Quality Brokerage as broker associate by ProQuest

National Coffee Service & Vending, the Lake Worth, Fla.-based vending and coffee service product brokerage, has appointed Quality Brokerage, based in Turnersville, N.J., as its broker associate for the Mid Atlantic region.

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▶ Teamsters approve
▶ Next Generation buys ing for a new position thanks to a new
Loose Ends Vending Inc. business partner, CareerBuilder.com, agreement with
in Batavia, N.Y. announced Joann DeNardis, PHR, Interstate Brands Corp.
NAMA manager of human resources.
Next Generation Vending and Food Teamster members voted to accept
“NAMA has partnered with
Service Inc., based in Canton, Mass., modiﬁcations of their agreements with
CareerBuilder.com to power the career
has acquired Loose Ends Vending Interstate Brands Corp. (IBC), which
center,” said DeNardis in a prepared
& Food Service Inc. in Batavia, N.Y. owns Hostess and other brands, by an
statement. “Along with access to a
for an undisclosed sum, according to overwhelming majority. The modiﬁca-
database directly online through the
Tom Houseknecht, president, founder tion agreement, covering more than
NAMA site that allows you to search
and co-owner of Loose Ends Vending 9,000 workers, was the culmination of
through over 1.8 million jobs on
& Food Service. Both companies are months of work by the union nego-
CareerBuilder.com, NAMA members
Canteen franchisees. tiating team to ﬁnd an appropriate
also receive a 35 percent discount on
Houseknecht said most of the com- ﬁnancial partner for IBC that was com-
job postings. You can post your next
pany’s 155 employees will be retained mitted to bringing the company out of
job at $147 less as a NAMA member
by the new owner. He said that among bankruptcy and preserving jobs.
and get access to CareerBuilder’s
the previous owners, only his nephew, resume database for your next open
Mike Houseknecht, will remain with ▶ PepsiCo Inc. acquires
position and save at least $210.” For
the new owners. more information, visit www.vending.org Canada-based sunﬂower
Houseknecht said Loose Ends and click on Career Center. and pumpkin seed ﬁrm
Vending & Food Service operated